The Roles of the People Manager and the Project Manager in Contemporary Organizations

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The Difference between a People Manager and a Project Manager In recent times, there has been a trend in multinational companies to have a people manager apart from the project manager for employees in teams and units. This division of responsibilities between the people manager and the project manager has been necessitated because of the […]

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Global Human Resource Management – Meaning and Objectives

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With the advent of globalization, organizations – big or small have ceased to be local, they have become global! This has increased the workforce diversity and cultural sensitivities have emerged like never before. All this led to the development of Global Human Resource Management. Even those organizations who consider themselves immune to transactions across geographical […]

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How Human Resource Managers can deal with Difficult Employees

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Introduction One of the key challenges that HR (Human Resource) Managers face in any organization is how they respond to employees violating organizational policies and plain disgruntled employees who are angry with their appraisals and consequent pay hikes and bonuses. Indeed, how astutely and adroitly the HR Managers deal with such employees determines their competency […]

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Human Resource Management Strategies to Diversify the Workforce

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HRM Strategies to Promote Diversity can Enhance Organizational Effectiveness A diverse enhances organizational effectiveness by creating a culture of plurality and tolerance that promotes collective decision making through multiple viewpoints that can be used for better decision making. Thus, the HRM or the Human Resources Management strategies must include end-to-end capabilities that promote diversity. This […]

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Competitive Advantage Through Human Resource Management

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Organizations are operating in a dynamic and competitive environment. They need to create and sustain a competitive advantage if they want to survive and grow. A traditional source of competitive advantage has been eroded. Now it is believed that productivity is through people. People provide an organization with a source of competitive advantage. Various studies […]

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Definition of PHR Certification

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The responsibilities of human resource professionals include recruitment, hiring, training, labor relations, compensation and benefits. Small businesses usually need a full-time human resource specialist only when they exceed 50 employees, according to “Inc.” magazine. Most companies prefer to hire HR professionals with college degrees and relevant work experience. The PHR, or professional in human resources […]

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